Nucleus hives for small or new colonies

 

 

 

 

 

The nucleus hives have smaller size to hold 5 or 6 brood frames. They consist of a brood, flat bottom board, crown board and a roof. Some beekeepers use also feeder and a more complicated bottom board.

 

 

Nucleus Brood chamber

Thickness of the wood material is the same as for the standard hives or thinner. The brood chamber could be made to hold whatever frame size is wanted such as British Standard, Commercial, Dadant оr Langstroth. It is delivered either disassembled or assembled.

Nucleus Deep Bottom Board

The bottom board 70 mm height, covered by an 3 x 3 mm galvanized mesh. The design is suited as to allow the pollen trapping.

 

Feeder

High boarded inner cover of 70 mm height, wood. It allows two plastic feeders to be used simultaneously.

Polystyrene feeder

 

 

Mating Hives

 

 

 

 

 

Mating haves with 2 or 3 frames

 

 

Dadant mating hive with 3 sections

Dadant mating hive with 2 section

 

Langstroth mating hive with 3 section

Langstroth mating hive with 2 section

 

Super mating hive with 3 sections

Super mating hive with 2 sections

 

Mini Plus Nucleus

 

 

 

 

Mini Plus Nucleus

 

 

Mating hive – 6 frames half size for super , or Langstroth brood, or Dadant brood, bottom feeding

Mating hive – 6 frames half size for super , or Langstroth brood, or Dadant brood, top feeding

 

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Read more on the NUCLEUS at Wikipedia.